The Ruling on Giving Zakah to Reconcile Hearts
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Question:
What is the ruling on giving zakah to maktubah female slaves for the purpose of winning the hearts of those who have recently embraced Islam, and providing for their maintenance from it?
Answer:
There is a distinction here. If it is known that they are Muslims, or that they are in a state of seeking sustenance because they are followers, then it is permissible to give to them for their sustenance. If one wins their hearts, he has a right to do so. Or if it is known that they are poor and they are Muslims, they are given to, without doubt. Whether they are a slave or not a slave, even in their own lands, just as it is given to the Bosnians and others, and to the poor Muslims in the lands of communism, and in Europe, and in America. It is permissible if it is known that he is a Muslim, or a person who follows and is won over so that Allah may benefit through him.
What is the ruling on giving zakah to maktubah female slaves for the purpose of winning the hearts of those who have recently embraced Islam, and providing for their maintenance from it?
Answer:
There is a distinction here. If it is known that they are Muslims, or that they are in a state of seeking sustenance because they are followers, then it is permissible to give to them for their sustenance. If one wins their hearts, he has a right to do so. Or if it is known that they are poor and they are Muslims, they are given to, without doubt. Whether they are a slave or not a slave, even in their own lands, just as it is given to the Bosnians and others, and to the poor Muslims in the lands of communism, and in Europe, and in America. It is permissible if it is known that he is a Muslim, or a person who follows and is won over so that Allah may benefit through him.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - جلسة مع الدعاة - ابن باز — archive.org (34:24)
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